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The Purpose of the Campaign

The NGO Campaign for the Ratification and Use of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW (OP-CEDAW) intends to foster the creation of an international network aimed at supporting and strengthening the work of national partners around the ratification and use of the OP-CEDAW. It seeks to enhance the domestic implementation of the CEDAW Convention through advocacy around ratification and use of its optional protocol.

Specifically, the Campaign aims to:

• Encourage and assist national initiatives around the ratification and use of the OP-CEDAW;
  
  
• Advocate for allocation of appropriate resources to enable the CEDAW Committee to carry out work under the OP-CEDAW effectively;
  
  
• Create and support a wide network of women’s groups to mobilise in favour of the effective implementation of recommendations by the CEDAW Committee;
  
  
• Build the capacity of women’s organisations and human rights organisations on the CEDAW Convention and the OP-CEDAW;
  
  
• Link with groups wishing to initiate communications and inquiries to document their experiences and link up to experts who can provide assistance;
  
  
• Encourage legal initiatives that aim to strengthen national human rights mechanisms and trigger the development of domestic jurisprudence on women’s rights;
  
  
• Advocate for the development of remedies at a domestic level in regard to the violation of women’s human rights; and
  
  
• Support information campaigns to increase awareness of the CEDAW Convention and the OP-CEDAW at all levels.